May 2025

4 Minutes

Business and industry News

Post Office floats £500m engagement for post-Fujitsu suppliers to ‘stabilise’ and replace Horizon

Sam Trendall May 12, 2025

Organisation publishes details of commercial plans for provider to ‘take over from the incumbent rapidly, virtualise and transition to cloud, and transform operation’ before the implementation of a new system […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

‘Not the most effective use of our resources’ – ICO opts against full probe of British Library cyberattack

Sam Trendall May 12, 2025

The UK’s regulator for privacy and data protection has praised the cultural institution for its transparency and, after issuing guidance, is confident that the ‘appropriate security measures are in place’ […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills News

DSIT seeks 25 top tech experts for year-long government secondments

Tevye Markson May 12, 2025

The science and digital department has issued a call for ‘Britain’s best and brightest’ to spend time in Whitehall helping officials to create public policy and implement online citizen services […]...

4 Minutes

Education and skills News

EXCL: DWP reverses policy prohibiting staff use of ChatGPT and other LLMs – except DeepSeek

Sam Trendall May 9, 2025

The department has amended its formal Acceptable Use Policy to clarify that, with one notable exception, civil servants can now use public generative artificial intelligence tools that were previously banned […]...

2 Minutes

Communities, housing and planning News

Cumberland Council offers £125k for innovation chief to ‘lead major change and generate new income streams’

Sam Trendall May 9, 2025

Authority in the north west of England is inviting applications for a senior executive post with leadership responsibilities including driving innovation in public services while exploiting potential sources of revenue […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

Downing St updating secret contingencies for Russia cyberattack, report claims

Sofia Villegas May 9, 2025

According to national newspaper stories, UK ministers are seeking to amend and modernise national defence and security plans in light of a growing and complex threat posed by the Kremlin […]...

3 Minutes

Business and industry News

Software vendors encouraged to adhere to new government-issued security principles

Sam Trendall May 8, 2025

Customers buying products are advised that they can require tech providers to undergo independent testing to demonstrate they have complied with a set of 14 principles set out by NCSC […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills News

GDS seeks £100k-plus director duo to oversee public sector AI and service transformation

Sam Trendall May 8, 2025

The organisation at the heart of government’s new digital centre wishes to appoint leaders to help drive AI exemplar projects and support government and public bodies in delivering modern services […]...

2 Minutes

Education and skills News

Scottish schools suffer cyberattack

Sofia Villegas May 8, 2025

A local authority in Scotland reveals that it is working to ensure there is ‘minimal disruption’ to education institutions across the area that have been impacted by a security incident […]...

2 Minutes

Economics and finance News

HMRC picks five-year £8m partner to take over Basic PAYE platform

Sam Trendall May 7, 2025

The department has appointed a firm to take on responsibility for ensuring that key digital tax services maintain performance, compliance and security, while also operating system for deriving manual data […]...

PublicTechnology

May 2025

Post Office floats £500m engagement for post-Fujitsu suppliers to ‘stabilise’ and replace Horizon

‘Not the most effective use of our resources’ – ICO opts against full probe of British Library cyberattack

DSIT seeks 25 top tech experts for year-long government secondments

EXCL: DWP reverses policy prohibiting staff use of ChatGPT and other LLMs – except DeepSeek

Cumberland Council offers £125k for innovation chief to ‘lead major change and generate new income streams’

Downing St updating secret contingencies for Russia cyberattack, report claims

Software vendors encouraged to adhere to new government-issued security principles

GDS seeks £100k-plus director duo to oversee public sector AI and service transformation

Scottish schools suffer cyberattack

HMRC picks five-year £8m partner to take over Basic PAYE platform

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